Riley Smith (Winnipeg, MB) finished 1-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 10-1 to Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 6-0 win over Kelly Marnoch (Portage la Prairie, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 47th to 48th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 98.779 total points. Smith ranks 102nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 11.371 points earned so far this season.